Carol Wilson
I am an experienced primary teacher and felt artist. I sell my own work through shops and galleries, teach feltmaking to schools and community groups as well as from my own studio in the Peak District.
My specialism is felt landscapes created from naturally-dyed, local wool.
I love to see students of all ages expressing themselves through feltmaking, learning new skills and leaving with an artwork to be proud of.
Workshops include:
Wall-hangings (abstract or landscape)
Vessels
Bunting
Hanging hearts/birds
Slippers
Jewellery
I am fully insured, have an enhanced CRB and am a member of the International Feltmakers' Association.
One-to-one lessons
Group Classes
Felt Vessels
Take your feltmaking to another level and go 3D. Make a decorative art vessel or beatiful and practical bowl - the choice is yours.
It's a:
workshop
Venue:
Bamford Institute
Location:
Ashopton Rd, Bamford, Hope Valley., Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Date and time:
By arrangement
Rates:
£15 Feltscapes
Learn how to 'paint with fibres' in a two-part workshop.
Session 1: Lay-out wool & silk fibres to create your landscape in the morning, then wet-felt in the afternoon.
Session 2: Learn how to needle-felt embellish your landscape to best effect.
Suitable for artistic beginners and intermediates.
The fee includes refreshments and materials.
Bamford Institute is a lovely building with inspirational views, an ideal venue for getting away from it all and being creative.
It's a:
workshop
Venue:
Bamford Institute
Location:
Ashopton Road, Bamford, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Date and time:
Saturday 28th January 2011, 10.30am - 2.30pm & Saturday 4th February, 10.30am - 2.30pm
Rates:
£40 (full course) Experience
Community Artist
I led a four week felting club for High Peak Community Arts, where members of the group made felt vessels and other seamless forms such as, hats, bags, gloves, sketchbook covers & more ...
Dates:
Aug 2011 - Sep 2011 Community Artist
Since January 2011 I have been felt-making with key stage 2 pupils at Bamford Primary School as part of a Craft Council initiative.
I have worked with Y3/4 pupils making felt bunting & Y5/6 pupils to produce a large wall-hanging of Ladybower reservoir.
Dates:
Jan 2011 - Jul 2011 Community Artist
I worked for High Peak Community Arts on 'Project Earth' in conjunction with the mental health team.
I taught the group a range of feltmaking skills over the course of several weeks, then they used their new found knowledge to create a four-panel wall-hanging.
The wall-hanging, 'Elements of the Peak' is currently on display at Buxton Art Gallery & Museum.
Dates:
Jan 2011 - Mar 2011 Community Artist
I was employed by the National Trust to work on the 'Farm to Felt' project. This involved college students and school pupils visiting a National Trust farm to learn all about sheep farming, sketching the landscape, then using their sketches as inspiration for felt landscape pictures.
Dates:
Oct 2010 - Jan 2011 Tutor
I have been teaching the art of feltmaking to students of all ages at New Mills Original since the gallery opened two years ago. Workshops have included no-sew felt bunting, feltscapes, felt vessels, felt snakes & silk paper making.
Dates:
Aug 2009 - Aug 2011 Class Teacher
Dates:
Sep 1997 - Jul 2005 Educational history
BA(hons) Design & Technology with Qualified Teaching Status
Dates:
September, 1993 - June, 1997
Institution:
University College of St John's, York Services
Aimed at: Beginner and Intermediate.
Last login: 14 weeks 5 days ago
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